North America Distribution

Facts About

Millet foxtail is the second most widely-cultivated millet, grown in China since before 2500 BC. It was introduced to North America in 1849, and has escaped cultivation in some areas. It is sometimes grown for hay and forage, and is also planted along highways to stabilize soils following road construction. Millet foxtail is found in all New England states along roads, railroads, fields and cultivated areas.

Habitat

Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields

Characteristics

Habitat

terrestrial

New England state

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Leaf blade width

10–30 mm

Inflorescence branches

the flowers are attached to branches rather than to the main axis of the inflorescence

there are no branch points between the base of the inflorescence axis and the flowers, or they are not obvious